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Boy Soldier

  • 1987
  • TMDB 7.5/10
  • 1h 39m

A young Welsh soldier on duty in Northern Ireland finds himself used as a political pawn, following a tragic incident during a violent clash with some of the local agitators. The Guardian proposed that "if Spielberg's ET, in the immortal words of Pauline Kael, was a bliss out, Karl Francis' 'Boy Soldier' is a bleed out for sheer fist shaking emotionalism, it would be hard to find another British film of recent years to beat it."

Overview

A young Welsh soldier on duty in Northern Ireland finds himself used as a political pawn, following a tragic incident during a violent clash with some of the local agitators. The Guardian proposed that "if Spielberg's ET, in the immortal words of Pauline Kael, was a bliss out, Karl Francis' 'Boy Soldier' is a bleed out for sheer fist shaking emotionalism, it would be hard to find another British film of recent years to beat it."

Cast

  • Richard LynchWil Thomas
  • Emer GillespieDeirdre
  • Bernard HillOfficer
  • Dafydd HywelSergeant Crane
  • Simon CoadyQuinnell
  • Dylan DaviesJoe
  • James DonnellyTruscott-Jones
  • Russell GomerWright

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